2014 Award Winners
The winners of the 2014 awards were presented by the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Don Page MP, and the Minister for Women, the Hon Pru Goward MP, at a function held at Parliament House on 5 March 2014.
Winners of the 2014 Ministers’ Awards for Women in Local Government are:
Elected Representative from a Metropolitan Council
Highly Commended – Councillor Elaine Malicki, Ku-ring-gai Council
Winner of the Award– Councillor Dr Michelle Byrne, The Hills Shire Council
Elected Representative from a Rural or Regional Council
Highly Commended – Councillor Leigh Vaughan, Great Lakes Council
Winner of the Award - Councillor Sharon Cadwallader, Ballina Council
Senior Staff Member – Metropolitan Council
Highly Commended – Sima Truuvert, Randwick City Council
Winner of the Award – Janice Bevan, Ku-ring-gai Council
Senior Staff Member – Rural or Regional Council
Winner of the Award – Kay Whitehead, Tumbarumba Shire Council
Non-Senior Staff Member – Metropolitan Council
Highly Commended – Ashlee Hodson, Bankstown City Council
Highly Commended – Vandana Ram, Bankstown City Council
Winner of the Award – Suzanne Flynn, Penrith City Council
Non-Senior Staff Member – Rural or Regional Council
Highly Commended – Margaret Ferguson, Snowy River Shire Council
Winner of the Award– Robyn Cooper, Wollondilly Shire Council
Women in a Non-Traditional Role – Metropolitan Council
Highly Commended – Margaret Diebert, Waverley Council
Winner of the Award – Kerry Whitehead, Fairfield City Council
Women in a Non-Traditional Role – Rural or Regional Council
Highly Commended – Norma Toweel, Wollondilly Shire Council
Highly Commended – Amanda Colbey, Lake Macquarie City Council
Winner of the Award – Kristie McLachlan, Coffs Harbour City Council
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner of the Award – Councillor Esme Martens, Mid-Western Regional Council